# Mafube Local Municipality elections

The Mafube Local Municipality council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021, the ANC won a reduced majority of ten seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 12 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 election | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2011 election | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 9,059 | 77.70 | 7 | 10,597 | 81.65 | 5 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,211 | 18.96 | 1 | 2,381 | 18.35 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 389 | 3.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,659 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,978 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,659 | 97.84 | | 12,978 | 98.01 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 2.16 | | 264 | 1.99 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,916 | 100.00 | | 13,242 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 24,348 | 48.94 | | 24,348 | 54.39 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 10,328 | 75.08 | 9 | 10,296 | 75.03 | 4 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,067 | 7.76 | 0 | 1,014 | 7.39 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 943 | 6.86 | 0 | 997 | 7.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 685 | 4.98 | 0 | 755 | 5.50 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 711 | 5.17 | 0 | 661 | 4.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 22 | 0.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,756 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,723 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,756 | 98.00 | | 13,723 | 97.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 281 | 2.00 | | 306 | 2.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,037 | 100.00 | | 14,029 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,965 | 52.06 | | 26,965 | 52.03 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 11,995 | 71.51 | 8 | 12,294 | 73.18 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,582 | 15.39 | 1 | 2,439 | 14.52 | 2 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,647 | 9.82 | 0 | 1,589 | 9.46 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 305 | 1.82 | 0 | 317 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 176 | 1.05 | 0 | 93 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 68 | 0.41 | 0 | 68 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,773 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,800 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,773 | 98.35 | | 16,800 | 98.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 281 | 1.65 | | 261 | 1.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,054 | 100.00 | | 17,061 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,798 | 59.22 | | 28,798 | 59.24 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 12,191 | 76.04 | 8 | 12,187 | 75.27 | 5 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,161 | 13.48 | 1 | 2,172 | 13.41 | 1 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,061 | 6.62 | 0 | 1,071 | 6.61 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 451 | 2.81 | 0 | 462 | 2.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 169 | 1.05 | 0 | 299 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,033 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,191 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,033 | 97.89 | | 16,191 | 98.03 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 345 | 2.11 | | 325 | 1.97 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,378 | 100.00 | | 16,516 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,882 | 53.03 | | 30,882 | 53.48 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 7,315 | 55.69 | 9 | 7,590 | 58.28 | 1 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,708 | 13.00 | 0 | 2,036 | 15.63 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,216 | 9.26 | 0 | 1,242 | 9.54 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,026 | 7.81 | 0 | 1,195 | 9.18 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,446 | 11.01 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 121 | 0.92 | 0 | 517 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 193 | 1.47 | 0 | 259 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 110 | 0.84 | 0 | 184 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,135 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,023 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,135 | 98.40 | | 13,023 | 98.25 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 213 | 1.60 | | 232 | 1.75 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,348 | 100.00 | | 13,255 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,510 | 45.23 | | 29,510 | 44.92 | | |